#review BAND Mordred ALBUM THE DARK PARADE LABEL M-THEORY AUDIO OUT July 23rd, 2021 OUR RATING 82/100 MORDRED released new album 'The Dark Parade', on M-Theory Audio, on July 23rd, 2021, the first full-lenght in over 25 years. The record is available on CD, digital, cassette and vinyl. Outside of their 2015 single “The Baroness,” “Volition” is marked as the first new MORDRED music since the band’s 2013 reunion. These four songs saw the group’s return to the scene with energy

#review BAND Hellcrash ALBUM KRVCIFIX INVERTÖR LABEL Dying Victims Productions OUT Aug 27th, 2021 OUR RATING 80/100 HELLCRASH are ready to unleash their debut ful-lenght , entitled “Krvcifix Invertör”, available on vinyl LP format on DYING VICTIM PRODUCTIONS. HELLCRASH, based in Italy, are a well-known name in underground devilish speed-thrash Metal scene, A couple of demos and a split were out during the years 2013-2015 and after a long silence, it arrives bearing the title

#review BAND Graveyard Shifters ALBUM HEAD TURNS FIRST, EYES FOLLOW… (EP) LABEL SELF-RELEASE OUT Aug 5th, 2021 OUR RATING 75/100 Finnish Punk 'n Roller band GRAVEYARD SHIFTERS is ready to unleash on Aug 5th a self-released new EP entitled “Head Turns First, Eyes Follow”. As stated many times, it’s not easy express an opinion about an Ep with only four songs; we can definitely say that GS are able again to provide a loud dose of punky RNR, so rhythmic and groovy. From brillia

#review BAND Lower 13 ALBUM EMBRACE THE UNKNOWN LABEL PURE STEEL RECORDS OUT Aug 28th, 2021 OUR RATING 80/100 Lower 13 is a power trio from the Cleveland; established in 2006, the band released 3 studio full-lenght. Their line up consists of Sean Balog (bass, vocals), Patrick Capretta (guitars, vocals), and Eric Kruger (drums). Their new album, "Embrace The Unknown", is loaded with heavy grooves, massive riffs and progressive influences, providing elements appreciated by fans

#review BAND Infex ALBUM BURNING IN EXILE LABEL SELF RELEASE OUT Aug 13th, 2021 OUR RATING 80/100 #bayarea #Thrashers INFEX will self-release album “Burning in Exile” on August 13 on CD, digital, and limited edition red translucent 12" vinyl formats. This album is forged in classic thrash metal elements but we can find also drops of old school hardcore and crossover metal. It was recorded at Trident Studios in Martinez, CA and it was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered

#review BAND Rebel Priest ALBUM LOST IN TOKYO (EP) LABEL Batcave Records OUT Aug 13th, 2021 OUR RATING 80/100 Rebel Priest is a rock n’ roll band which consists of three experienced musicians who have been making their way through the Western Canadian RNR scene for years. They are: Vocalist/bassist Jayme Black (Lust Boys, The Toxiks); guitarist/vocalist Benny Kemp (Lust Boys, Road Rash) and drummer/vocalist Nate Pole (Kill Matilda, The Toxiks). The band had shared stages with

#review BAND NOCTURNAL ALBUM SERPENT DEATH LABEL Dying Victims Productions OUT Aug 27th, 2021 OUR RATING 80/100 DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is ready to unleash fourth album of Germany’s band NOCTURNAL, Serpent Death, available on CD, vinyl LP and music cassette formats. Led by founding guitarist Avenger, NOCTURNAL set about their prolific course with a flurry of demo tapes and splits with the likes of Nunslaughter, Vomitor, Bestial Mockery, and Toxic Holocaust among others, all

#review BAND STRESS ANGEL ALBUM BURSTING CHURCH LABEL STYGIAN BLACK HAND/ Dying Victims Productions OUT July 2nd (LP on Stygian Black Hand) July 30th (CD on Dying Victims Productions) OUR RATING 78/100 DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS with STYGIAN BLACK HAND, is proud to present STRESS ANGEL debut album, Bursting Church. DYING VICTIMS wiIl provide the CD version while STYGIAN BLACK HAND handle the vinyl LP version. After their eponymous 6-track debut demo out in 2020 where NYC two-p

#review BAND BOLIDO ALBUM AGAINST THE WORLD LABELFighter Records OUT July 16th, 2021 OUR RATING 84/100 Formed in Santiago, Chile in 2010, BÓLIDO, well known on our pages, self-released their debut album "We Are Rock" in 2014. In 2017 a step ahead when the band signed to Fighter Records, which released their second album "Heavy Bombers". After that, they started working on their next album "Against the World", already as a trio, which was completed in early 2021. BOLIDO are a

#review BAND MADHOUSE ALBUM BRAINDEAD LABEL IRON SHIELD OUT June 12th, 2020 OUR RATING 80/100 MADHOUSE was founded in 1987 by Carsten Krekow (GT/VC) and Thomas Gamlien (GT) in Hamburg/Germany, followed by Lars Rothbarth (BG) and Paul Slabiak (DR). With two demos out in last slice of 80’s, GOIN CRAZY (1988) and MADHOUSE (1989), they disbanded in 1991 and every musicians joyned other local metal bands. In winter 2014 was fixed the reunion and since 2016 MADHOUSE is working on o

#review #recordoftheday BAND Cirith Ungol ALBUM FOREVER BLACK LABEL METAL BLADE RECORDS OUT April 24th, 2020 PIR RATING 90/100 Surely one of of the mst anticipated albums this year year at Hardrockheavymetal and we can say it was worth waiting for. Evocative LEGION ARISE, opened by intro THE CALL, sign the return of cult Us band, seen on stage in many festival throughout last years and out with a single (WITCH’S GAME) in 2018 and a live album (I’M ALIVE) in 2019. With a great

#review BAND Pale Divine ALBUM CONSEQUENCE OF TIME LABEL CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC OUT May 26th, 2020 OUR RATING 90/100 Pale Divine celebrates first 25 years of their history with a new album entitled CONSEQUENCE OF TIME, out via CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC on May 26th, 2020. Let’s start from the end: this album is one of the best thing listened in the first slice of this mad 2020! For Pennsylvania classic metal veterans Pale Divine, the reinvention that takes place on their sixth full-lengt

#review BAND Ancient Curse ALBUM THE NEW PROPHECY LABEL PURE STEEL RECORDS OUT 29/5/20 OUR RATING 80/100 Founded in 1985, they are also not a typical band of the eighties because their storm and stress phase emerged in the mid-1990s with one mini and two full-length albums. Two and a half decades ago they played in this line-up: singer / guitarist Pepe Pierez (ex-Sons of Seasons), guitarist Gunnar Erxleben (ex-Riot Instinct), bassist Thorsten Penz (G.L.A.S.S.) and drummer Mat

#review BAND VICTORIA K ALBUM ESSENTIA LABEL ROCKSHOTS RECORDS OUT April 24th, 2020 OUR RATING 80/100 Victoria K from Australia is ready to unleash her debut album “Essentia” on April 24, 2020 via ROCKSHOTS RECORDS The full length was produced by Lee Bradshaw and features special guest Michalina Malisz (Eluveitie). The Melbourne singer/songwriter has made her mark on the rock/metal scene with the release of her debut single ‘Monster’ in 2016, featuring guitar work by Brett

#recordoftheday #review BAND Wolf ALBUM FEEDING THE MACHINE LABEL Century Media Records OUT March 13th, 2020 OUR RATING 80/100 Eight full-lenght after six years since brilliant DEVIL SEED by WOLF, classic metal band from Sweden. It’s not easy to be fresh in the classic metal scene, where many fans are obviously conservative. FEEDING THE MACHINE is the new fatigue after two changes on four members in the line up, with Pontus Egberg (KING DIAMOND) on bass and Johan Koleberg on

#review BAND Solicitor ALBUM SPECTRAL DEVASTATION LABEL Gatesofhellrecords OUT 24/4/2020 OUR RATING 87/100 And finally on April 24th will be out the debut full-lenght by SÖLICITÖR, entitled SPECTRAL DEVASTATION. Yes..top level quality speed metal but not only because in this platter we can find many other things. Since their 2018 formation, the band from Seattle has been honing their speed/thrash hybrid to be dynamic and unpredictable. Recorded in late 2019 and early 2020 at

#review BAND CROSSON ALBUM ROCK N’ROLL LOVE AFFAIR LABEL GALAXY RECORDS OUT 27/3/2020 OUR RATING 81/100 Following the success of their appreciated 2018 album ‘Invincible’, CROSSON, from Australia, return with their new album Rock ‘N Roll Love Affair, out on Galaxy Records on March 27th. The album was once again mixed by U.S producer Duane Baron (Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, Alice Cooper, Poison), mastered by Dave Donnelly (Aerosmith, KISS, Whitesnake) and engineered by Russel

#review BAND Lonewolf ALBUM UNLEASH THE BEAST LABEL Self Release OUT 13/2/2020 OUR RATING 84/100 Formed in 2017, Nightwölf from Brazil was heir of the best old-school HM, both in music and in all the band’s aesthetics. Deeply influenced by masters such as Judas Priest, Accept, Manowar and Iron Maiden, the line up consists of Jack Znake (Vocals), Adan Hessen (Guitar), Rafael Roan (Guitar), Guilherme de Almeida (Bass) and João Videira (Drums) The band’s first record, a self-rel

#review BAND TORCHIA ALBUM THE COVEN LABEL Rockshots Records OUT March 27th, 2020 OUR RATING 85/100 TORCHIA is a five-members metal band from Tampere, Finland. They released their first full-length album "Of Curses and Grief" in October 2017. The album was produced and mixed by renowned Finnish producer Hiili Hiilesmaa who is known for his work with bands like HIM, Amorphis, Ensiferum and Apocalyptica. The album was picked 7th best Finnish album of 2017 by Inferno Magazine, t

#review BAND Satan's Empire ALBUM HAIL THE EMPIRE LABEL Dissonance Productions OUT 20/3/2020 OUR RATING 88/100 The wait is over..the new album by SATAN’S EMPIRE entitled “HAIL THE EMPIRE” is finally out and we can say, trust me on this, it was worth it. For the first time out on DISSONANCE PRODUCTIONS, the first impression is really excellent, thank to a well-groomed production which exalts all members, first vocals among others. With a confirmed line-up and an awesome cover